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FOLDINGAND cunm'e MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED AUG.5. I912. RENEWED OCT. H). 19".

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FOLDING AND CUTTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION HLED AUG.5. I912. RENEWED OCT. 0.19"-

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HENRY A. WISE WOOD, OF NEW YORK, AND JOHN A. ISBELL, OF MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS, IBY'MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO WOOD NEWSPAPER MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

FOLDING AND CUTTING MECHANISM.

Patented May 20, 1919.

' Application filed August 5, 1912, Serial No. 713,302. Renewed October 10, 1917. Serial No. 195,815.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY A. WISE W000 and JOHN. A. IsBELL, citizens of the United States, said Woon residin at New ork, said IsBnLL residin at Middletown, in the county of Orange an ,State of New York, have invented a new and useful Foldin and Cutting Mechanism, of which the fol owing is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in folding and cutting. mechanism used in connection with web printing presses, and relates particularly to the folding, cutting and collecting cylinders.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide for smooth running and accurate. folding at a very high speed; to provide means whereby the moving parts can be adjusted while the machine 15 running; and to eliminate the hard running cams common in machines of this kind.

Reference is to be had to the accompany.-

Figure 1 is a plan of a cutting andfolding. machine constructed in accordance with the nvention; 1 I

Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof on the line 22 of Fig. 1 showing a part of one cylinder in end elevation;

Fig. 3 is a sectional of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a central sectional view of the driving mechanism for the cutting and folding cy inders; I ig. 5 is a sectional view of the foldin cylinder on the line 5 5 of Fi 2;

Fig. 6 is a radial sectional viewof one of the pm adjusting devices used on both cylindeIS;

Fig. Fig. 2; 4

Fig. 8 is an end" elevation of a portion of the out support on the folding cylinder;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 9-'-9 of Flg. 3 showing the adjusting means in elevation; 1 I

Fig. 10 is a lpllan of a detail of constructiol which is s own iii elevation in Fig. 4'; an 7 Fig. 11 is a di ammatic end view of the folding cylinder s owing the motions of certain parts.-

7 is an enlargement of a portion of view on'the line 3-3 In the form of the invention shown in the drawings a frame 18 is provided for supporting shafts 19 and 20 for the folding cylinder 21 and the cutting cylinder 22' res ectively. These shafts are driven in any 1 esired way and are geared together by gears 23 and 24 so that inthe form shown the cutting cylinder rot a-tes' twice to each revolution of the folding cylinder, that being the ratio between their diameters. The

frame is provided with ball bearings 25 and tionary gear 30.' This gear, being fixed, is

designed for transmitting motion to planetary gears or pinions 31 carried by the foldmg" cylinder. Two of these pinions are shown. They have ball bearings 32 which support them from studs 33. carried by the folding cylinder at one end and by an out support 34 at the other end. This out sup:

port is carried by the'cylinder at a distance therefrom and rotates with it, being secured to the cylinder not only by the studs 33 but also by a series of bolts at 35. It is provided with a guard 36 covering the gearing and other mechanism contained between it and the end of the cylinder.

Each pinion 31 also meshes with a ear or pinion 40which is mounted on a sha t 41 supported in ball bearings 42 carried by the folding cylinder and by the out-support 34, gear .40 being fixed to the shaft 41. This shaft carries the blade holders 44 for a folding blade 45. Thisblade is adjustable by means of screws 46 carried by the holder. This holder 44 has a circumferential adjustment inside the gear 40. This is provided by means offriction disks 47 and 48 which are clamped in position by nuts 49. In the ordinary construction, in which the folding cylinder has twice the diameter of the cuttmg cylinder, there are two of these blade holders and the connected parts are duplicated.

Referring now to Fig. 4 it will be seen that the shaft 20 is not mounted directly on the frame 18, but is shown as provided with an eccentric box on each end of the shaft, in which box the ball bearings 26 are located. This eccentric box has worm teeth 51 cut in its periphery engaged by a worm 52 journaled in the stationary cap of the frame. By turning this gear when the machine is either running or stationary the eccentric can be turned and thus the distance between the two shafts varied to accommodate different thicknesses of product.

I Each of the cylinders is provided with pins 54 and 55 respectively. These two sets of pins are operated in the same way and only one of them need be described in detail. Referring particularly to Fig. 4, it will be seen that on the shaft 19 is mounted a gear 58 meshing with a gear 59 loosely mounted on the shaft 20. This gear 59 is driven at half the angular speed of the shaft 20. It is provided with an eccentric hub 60 on which is loosely mounted a ring 61. This rin is provided with a pin 62 connected wit a crank rod 63 on the cutting cylinder. On this rod is a loose sleeve 64 and a tight collar 65. The sleeve carries an adjustable pin 66 adapted to enter a socket in the collar and hold the sleeve rigid. Thus the oscillation of the rod oscillates the sleeve and a gear segment 67 adjustable thereon. This engages annular grooves 68 in a pin 54 and reciprocates it as the cylinders rotate. Thus the rotation of the shaft 19 rotates the gear 59 and thus moves back and forth the pin 62 and thereby, through the connections just described, oscillates the gear segments 67 and reciprocates the pins 54. 1 When the cutting cylinder is used as collecting cylinder one set of pins in the folding cylinder must be silenced, that is, located in such position that the points will not protrude :at'any time durin the rotation of the cylinder. When it is esired to do this the movable pins 66 are screwed endwise by hand until their ends enter holes 69 in the folding cylinder. At this time the I opposite ends of the pins 66 have left the sockets in the collar 65 and the crank rod 63 is free to revolve loosely in the sleeve 64. If it is desired to silence the cutting cylinder pins permanently, as for instance during a long run of insert pa ers, the gear 58 can be moved to the dotte line position in Fig. 4. This stops the pin moving means on that cylinder alto ether. 69 is a grease cup.

The pins 0 the'two cylinders are operated in the same way, but the two crank rods in the folding cylinder are given their motion by two eccentric arms 7 O mounted loosely on an eccentric hub 71 which does not revolve. The point of disappearance of the pins 55 is adjustable to obtain a correct fold by the blade 45. This is accomplished by a worm 75 on the, cap 27 operating a shaft 76 and turning the eccentric hub 71 on the shaft 19. This hub has teeth on its periphery for that purpose. This adjustment of course can be made while the machine is in motion.

Assuming that the cutting cylinder is to be used as a collecting cylinder, and that one of the sets of pins of the folding cylinder is silenced, the operation is as follows The first section of paper is taken by the pins of the cutting cylinder and carried around its periphery, then it is taken by the active pins of the other cylinder on top of the second section of papers, the pins 54 withdrawn, and both sections are then carried around the folding cylinder by one set of pins 55 thereon. They then assume a position ready to be folded longitudinally by one of the blades 45 and pushed between the folding rolls 29. The pins 54 are withdrawn at the proper time with relation to the cut so that the paper is folded centrally. On

account of one set of pins being silenced the indicates by the dotted line 80 the path of the folder. The dotted line 81 indicates the path of the end of one set of pins 55.

It will be seen therefore that the usual hard running cams which batter-out at high speed, but are employed in this class of machines, are entirely dispensed with and that a machine is provided which will run smoothly at very high speed, and fold accurately, and that the various adjustments can be made while the machine is running. At the same time the machine is comparatively simple and its parts are not likely to get out of order readily in operation.

Although we have illustrated and described a single embodiment of the invention we are aware of the fact that the principles thereof can be carried out in other forms without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore we do not wish to be. limited to all the details of construction or relative arrangement of parts herein illustrated and described, but what we do claim is 1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, two cylinders journaled on the frame, a stationary gear fixed on the frame concentric with one of said cylinders, a folding blade holder rotata'bly carried by one of said cylinders, a gear on the folding blade holder arranged to be rotated by the stationary gear as the cylinder rotates, and means for adjusting the distance between said cylinders capable.

on the frame for supporting it, of a gear fixed on the frame and concentric with the folding cylinder, a folding blade on the folding cylinder, agear connected with said blade for operating it and driven by the fixed gear, and means for turning said eccentric boxes independently of the motion of the cylinder supported thereby to vary the distance apart of the cylinders.

3. In a machine of the character described,

I the combination of a frame, a pair of shafts thereon, a cutting cylinder on one shaft, a

folding cylinder onthe other shaft, gearing connecting said cylinders, ball bearings on the frame for said shafts, the ball bearings for one of said shafts being provided with a pair of eccentric boxes surrounding them, said boxes having teeth thereon, and a pair of worms mounted on a stationary part of the frame and meshin with the teeth of said boxes for turning theioxes and shifting one shaft toward or from the other. 7

4. In a machine of the character described the combination of a frame, bearings thereon, a shaft carried by said bearings, a folding cylinder on said shaft, ball bearings carried by said cylinder, 'a shaft mounted in said bearings on the cylindermneans for rotating the last named shaft on its own axis as the cylinder rotates, said means comprising a gear on the last named shaft, and a pair of friction disks inside said gear for adjustably clamping the gear to the shaft.

5. In a folding and cutting mechanism, the combination with a folding cylinder having reciproca'ble pins, of a circumferentially adjustable eccentric journaled on'the cylinder, and means operated by the eccentric for operating the pins.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a foldingcylinder, of a cooperating cutting cylinder, a shaft on which said cutting cylinder is carried, a series of reciprocable ins on the cutting cylinder, and means for reciprocating said pins as the cylinder rotates to cause the points of the pins to move in an uninterrupted smooth ci'rcularpath, eccentric with respect to the axis of the cutting cylinder.

7. In a machine .of thecharacter described, the combination of cutting and folding cylinders, shafts on which these cylinders are carried, a series of reciprocable pins on the cutting cylinder, means mounted on the cutting cylinder shaft and cylinder said ins, and means on the folding oyhnder shaft for operating for reciprocatin said means, said means comprising a gear shiftable longitudinally to render it inoperative; 8. In a machine of the character dey scribed, the combination of a cylinder, reciprocable pins thereon,- a non-rotatable eccentricihub on said cylinder, means for turning said hub when the cylinder 15mmfor turning said hub when the cylinder is rotatdng, and means for moving all of sald p1ns, said means comprising a plurality of colla s, each connected with said eccentric hub and one set of pins. v

10. In a machine of, the character described, the combination of a shaft, a cylinder rotatable therewith, an eccentric collar on the shaft having teeth therearound, a pinion meshing with said teeth, means mounted on a stationary part of the machine for turning the pinion to turn the eccentric hub, a collar on said 'hub, pins mounted in the cylinder, and means connected with said collar for moving said pins longitudinally.

11. In a folding and cutting mechanism the combination of a pin carrying folding andcutting couple constructed and adapted to perform the functions of cutting and collecting, with'means for reciprocating the pins of the folding cylinder sothat the path made by their points shall be substantially an uninterrupted smooth circle without jogs, and means for reciprocating the pins of thecutting cylinder so that the path made by their points shall be an uninterrupted smooth helix without jogs, having orbits eccentric to the axis of the cylinder which'carries them.

12. In a machine of the character described, thecombination of a rotary cylinder, a crank rod therein, a sleeve on the crank rod, a gear segment adjustably mounted on the sleeve, and a reciprocable pin mounted in the cylinder and having, annular grooves for receiving the teeth of said gear segment, whereby the oscillation .of the sleeve will move the pin longitudinally.

13. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a rotary cylinder, a crank rod therein, a sleeve on the crank rod, a gear segment mounted onthe sleeve, a reciprocable pin mounted in the cylinder and having annular' grooves for receiving'the teeth of said gear segment, a collar fixed on the crank rod, and means for fixing the sleeve either to the crank rod or to the cylinder. 1

14. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination of a rotary cylinder, a crank rod therein, a sleeve on the crank rod, a gear segment mounted on the sleeve, a reciprocable pin mounted in the and cylinder having sockets, and a screwof said gear segment, a

on the sleeve adapted to be adjusted to bring one end into either of said sockets.

15. In a folding and cutting mechanism, the combination with a cutting cylinder having reciprocable pins, of a rotatable eccentric hub surrounding the center of the cylinder, and means operated by the eccentrio hub for operating the pins to move their points in a smooth uninterrupted circular path.

'16. In a folding and cutting mechanism the combination with a folding cylinder and reciprocable pins, of circumferentially adjustable means surrounding the (center of the cylinder for operating the pins.

17 In a folding and cutting mechanism the combination with a folding and cutting couple and reciprocable pins carried by one member thereof, of circumferentially adjustable means surrounding the center of said member for operating the pins.

18. In a folding and cutting mechanism the combination with a foldingand cutting couple and a set of movable pins carried by one member thereof, of means for constantly moving the pins out or in throughout the major part of the motion of said one member thereof, of means for moving the pins out and then in throughout substantially all of the rotation of said member in which it performs a complete cycle of its operations.

20. In a folding and cutting mechanism the combination with a folding and cutting couple and a set of movable pins carried by one member thereof, of means operative throughout the greater part of a complete cycle of operations for gradually and constantly moving a set of pins out and then in with a smooth uninterrupted motion.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY A. WISE WOOD. JOHN A. ISBELL. 

